PALISADES PARK — The names of the borough police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 47-year-old Leonia man during the weekend will not be disclosed until next week, said Police Chief Benjamin Ramos on Thursday.

Ramos had said his intention was to release the names this week, but said that “some set backs” — which he described as “confidential in nature” — have caused the delay “and are hindering the process more than we would’ve liked.”

The Sunday night shooting left Rickey McFadden dead two blocks away from a CVS pharmacy on Broad Avenue in Leonia that authorities said he robbed at knifepoint. McFadden’s family has said he struggled with mental illness for years and had no explanation of why he would allegedly rob a pharmacy that he frequented.

Two officers from the Palisades Park Police Department and another from the Leonia Police Department were involved in the fatal shooting. A fourth officer was present but did not discharge his weapon, authorities said.

Leonia Police Chief Jay Ziegler did not immediately return a call Thursday, but he has not been specific on when his department will be providing the name of the officer.

On Thursday, Ramos called the shooting “very tragic,” and said that it was a difficult time for the officers involved, the department, and “everybody involved in this matter” and “everybody who unfortunately had to see what happened.”

“Our condolences go out to the family as well,” he said. “This is not what we come to work to do. Unfortunately, it’s a possibility everybody in this line of work runs the risk of encountering.”

Members of McFadden’s family could not be reached Thursday.

Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli also could not be reached Thursday, but on Wednesday he said witnesses to the fatal shooting told investigators that officers tried to get McFadden to drop the knife.

Earlier this week, a witness told The Record that she saw police use an entire can of pepper spray to subdue McFadden to no avail, then heard the shots as she ran into her house.

Molinelli said that the police officers involved in the shooting still needed to be interviewed by county investigators. He would not say what was causing the delay in speaking to them. The officers have each retained attorneys, Molinelli said.

The prosecutor also said he has encouraged the police chiefs to release the names, but said that the decision is left to the individual departments.